Combination cigar-cutter and match-server.



P. J. MANDZUK. COMBINATION CIGAR CUTTER AND MATCH SERVER. APPLICATIONFILED APR-9. 19184 1,293, 1 53. Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

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Application filed April 9, 1918.

To allwkom it may concern Be it known that I, PETER J, MANDZUK, acitizen of Russia, residing at St. Catherines, Province of Ontario, andDominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombination Cigar- Cutters and Match-Servers, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in combinationcigar cutter and match servers and the principal object of the inventionresides in the provision of a device which when operated will deliver tothe operator a single match.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device in which theoperation of the cigar cutter will simultaneously operate the matchdelivering mechanism so that immediately that the cigar is cut and readyfor use the match will be delivered to the operator.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be fully setforth in the following specification, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a cigar cutter and matchserver constructed in accordance with this invention and illustrating indotted lines the device in its operated position,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through the device taken at rightangles to Fig. 1 and showing the relative position of the parts when thedevice is in delivering position.

- Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 designates the base of thedevice having attached thereto a front wall '2, rear wall 3 and sidewalls 1. These walls form an upwardly extending box like structure forhousing the delivering mechanism and matches' An interior division wall5 is pr0- vided and inclines downwardly toward the rear wall 3 to apoint near the said rear wall as clearly shown in Fig. 1. A verticalguide 6 extends between the wall 3 and the rear edge of the wall 5 andis spaced an equal distance from each. As shown in the drawing the upperand lower edges of this wall 6 are arranged at equal distances from therear edge of the wall 5 and the lower edge thereof acts as a stop forlimiting the movement of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

Serial No. 227,462.

carrier which will be more fully hereinafter described. In order tolimit thefeed of the matches into the carrier a vertically extendingwall 7 is arranged between the side walls 4 in parallel relation to theinner wall and spaced a short distance from the rear edge of the wall 6.The lower edge of this wall 7 is spaced from the upper face of the wall5 so. that only one match may pass from the match reservoir into thedelivering chamber at a time.

The carrier previously mentioned is designated generally by the numeral8 and com prises a transversely U-shaped body which is slidably mountedon the guide 6 and has its outer leg extended beyond the inner leg as at9 so that when the device is in normal position the outer leg will bebetween the wall 8 and the guide 6 with its upper edge slightly belowthe upper edge of said guide. In this way it will be seen that a troughwill be formed for the reception of a match previous to its delivery.The upper edges of both legs of the U-shaped body of the carrier areinclined rearwardly and downwardly as at 10 in order to retain the matchthereon, while the upper edge of the guide is likewise inclined as at 11to cause a match placed thereon to roll into the trough previouslymentioned. In order to return the carrier to its normal loweredposition, a spring 12 is connected to an ear formed thereon and to thebottom wall 1 as at 13.

- The cigar cutter is designated generally by/the numeral 14 andcomprises a lever 15 formed of two parallel bars connected at theirouter ends by a web 16. These bars are pivotally connected to the frontwall 2 and the web 16 is formed with an opening 17 in which the end of acigar to be cut is inserted. Formed on the inner faces of the bars areflanges 18 which are slightly spaced below the web to form guides inwhich the cutter 19 is slidably mounted. This cutter is provided with astem 20 which is pivotally connected to the wall 3 slightly below thepivot point of'thelever 15, so that when the lever is depressed, thecutter will be slid in the space between the guides and the web. Asshown in the drawing the bars forming the lever 15 are extendedrearwardly to a point beneath the carrier so that when the cutting endof the lever is depressed the carrier will be moved upwardly.

In operation it will be seen that when the user places the end of acigar in the opening 17 and upon pressing the same it will be evidentthat the cutter will be slid so as to clip oil the end of the cigar.Simultaneously with the downward movement of the lever it will be seenthat the U-shaped carrier will be moved upwardly so that the matchresting on the upper edge of the shorter arm will be carried upwardlyinto such a position that it will roll onto the upper edge of the guide6. It will also be seen that the upward movement of the carrier willmove the match resting on the upper edge of the longer arm 8 onto theincline 11 from which it will roll into the trough 9 of the carrier andwill be carried upwardly with the same until its end strikes the block21 at which time the said end of the match will be depressed into thenotch 22 in the leg 9 so as to cause the opposite end of said match toproject through the slot 23 formed in the cover 24. It is of course tobe understood that this cover is hingedly or otherwise removably securedto the device in any suitable manner.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredform of this invention it is to be understood that certain minor changesin the construction combination and arrangement of parts may be resortedto without departing from the spirit'and scope of the invention asclaimed.

hat is claimed is:

In a device of the character described, the combination of a casing, aninclined wall in said casing, a partition wall within said casingcooperating with said inclined wall for forming a match reservoir, aguide within the casing,. a transversal U-shaped carrier slidable onsaid guide, having its outer leg extended beyond the inner leg and theupper edges of both legs inclined rearwardly, a lever for operating thecarrier for receiving a match from said inclined wall on one of its legsand delivering the same to the upper edge of the guide upon theoperation of the carrier and the other leg adapted to receive the matchfrom said guide, a slotted cover for said casing, and a block adapted tobe engaged by the outer leg of said carrier for depressing the lower endof a match into a notch of said outer leg and projecting its upper endthrough the slot in said cover,

and a spring secured to said carrier and the bottom of the casing forreturning the carrier into its normal position.

In testimony whereof I have alfixed my signature.

PETER J. MANDZUK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patent.

Washington, D. C."

